No changes to garbage, recycling service on Mardi Gras Day in Lafayette Parish

There will be no changes to the residential waste collection schedule on Mardi Gras Day in Lafayette Parish.

Republic Services will run their regular residential garbage and recycling collection routes on Tuesday, Feb. 13. There will be no changes for residential service in Lafayette Parish the entire week of Mardi Gras. Tuesday garbage and recycling customers should place their waste containers at the curb on Monday evening for collection on Tuesday.

Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Compost Facility at 400 N Dugas Rd., located off of N. University Ave., will be closed on Tuesday in observation of the Mardi Gras holiday. The facility will reopen at 7 a.m. on Wednesday.

The Department of Interior will offer 77.3 million acres offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida for oil and gas exploration and development, according to Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.

The Department of Interior will offer 77.3 million acres offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida for oil and gas exploration and development, according to Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.